2019 New York Laws
PBS - Public Service
Article 4 - Provisions Relating to Gas and Electric Corporations; Regulation of Price of Gas and Electricity
70-A - Street Lights.

§  70-a. Street lights. 1. Any municipality or other government entity
proposing to acquire title to and transfer  ownership  of  the  complete
system   of   street   light  luminaires  or  fixtures,  all  supporting
infrastructure,  and  associated  electric   circuitry   may   file   an
application with the commission to determine if there is public interest
for  the  commission to commence a proceeding to facilitate an ownership
transfer agreement between the  owner  of  the  street  lights  and  the
petitioning municipality.
  2.  The  municipality  shall  file  an application with the commission
identifying or providing:
  (a) an inventory form with pole numbers, location, light  size,  light
type  and  other  relevant  descriptive  information;  upon  request  an
electric corporation shall provide such information  required  based  on
the actual cost, if any, to prepare the same;
  (b)  a  statement  explaining  the  need  for  the change in ownership
including the anticipated financial impacts to the municipality;
  (c) a statement explaining the municipality's plans  to  retrofit  the
fixtures to be acquired with energy efficient lighting; and
  (d)  such  other information as the applicant may consider relevant or
as the commission may require.
  3. Any such application filed with the commission shall be accompanied
by proof of service, and shall be served on the owner or owners  of  the
street  light  equipment and supporting infrastructure which are subject
to such proceeding. The applicant shall serve a copy of such application
on such other persons or entities as the chair may deem appropriate. The
applicant, the commission and those served shall constitute the  parties
to a proceeding pursuant to this section.
  4.  The  commission  shall  require  any utility named as a party to a
proceeding pursuant to this section to have an  effective  tariff  which
establishes  the  process  to  facilitate  the  transfer of ownership of
street light equipment,  including  light  emitting  diodes,  supporting
infrastructure,  any required street lighting attachment provisions, and
the rates and charges related to the foregoing.
  5. The  commission  shall  require  that  any  agreement  between  the
municipality  and  the  owner of the street lighting system provide that
any  personnel  that  work  on  such  street  lighting  system  will  be
electrically  qualified  to accommodate the environment within which the
street  light  equipment  shall  exist  and/or  be  in  compliance  with
established  standards  associated  with  work  in  close  proximity  to
electrical equipment and further provide that  any  required  make-ready
work must be performed by the utility or qualified contractor.
  6.  The  commission shall work with the New York state energy research
and development authority  to  identify  energy  efficiency  or  of  the
funding  which would be available for municipalities for the purposes of
the section.